2nd Annual Country Harvest Soup Fest Event is Coming - Save the Date
On Wednesday October 16, 2024, in the Event Court at the Niagara Pen Centre Bethlehem Housing and Support Services will be hosting the 2nd Annual Country Harvest Soup Fest fundraiser fueled by Empty Bowls and presented by Essentials Cremation And Burial Services Inc. Save the date, its gonna be a great event!
Thank you to our community for supporting us for this event, you are the true Housing Heroes!
During this lunchtime event, guests enjoy samples of gourmet soups prepared by Niagara’s finest chefs and fresh artisan breads to complement this culinary experience. Proceeds from this fundraiser go toward helping individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to issues with poverty, physical disability, mental health, domestic violence and family breakdown.
A HUGE thank you to our returning TITLE sponsor Essentials Cremation and Burial Services Inc., our GOLD sponsor Country 89 (who will also be on-location spinning tunes for us at the event!), our BRONZE sponsors Flett Beccario Barristers & Solicitors, 91.7 Giant FM, JBM Office Systems Ltd., Muir Image Photography, City of St. Catharines, West End Self Storage, We Move 4 U , LandPRO Planning Solutions and our Soup-To-Go Sponsor ServiceMaster Restore Niagara.
BRICKS OF HOPE Campaign
Buy a mini (3.8" x 1.5" x 2") foam brick to squeeze, throw with friends or to just show others that you're a Housing Hero! Available for pickup at Soup Fest. Sponsored by Brand Blvd.
BIG shout out to our amazing Soup and Food vendors! If you're a soup lover, there will be delectable flavours for everyone's taste, our mouths are watering just thinking about it! We look forward welcoming some new and returning food vendors with these delectable sounding soups!
Doc Magilligan's Restaurant and Irish Pub - Randy Wilkes - Chicken Wing Chowder with Irish Soda Bread
Peanut Mill/Funky Funghi Gourmet Mushrooms - Michael Pasto - Thai Coconut Lentil Soup with Mushrooms (Vegan)
The Manhattan Bar & Grill - Sarah Grav - Slurp Soup > Maple Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Cinnamon Toast croutons and Bourbon Butter Drizzle
Lock Street Brewing Co. - Jake Foster - Roasted Pumpkin and Butternut Squash Soup
The Lazy Lizard - Carley Thompson - White Chicken Chili - Fritos, Monterey Jack Cheese, Green Onion, Cilantro
Zehrs Pen Centre – providing Ace Bakery buns and assorted beverages
IMPORTANT NOTICE - in order to purchase "Soup to Go" at this year’s Soup Fest, you must be in attendance at the event. If you're unable to attend, you can still have someone pick up your soup on your behalf, but they must be there on the day of the event to choose your desired soup and complete the purchase. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at Soup Fest!
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, vendor or volunteer for this event (or future events), please fill out the form below.
Here is a video recap of last year's event.
A HUGE thank you to Muir Image Photography for taking the beautiful photos and also for creating this amazing video to memorialize the event.
We would like to thank the community for supporting United Way Niagara - they are our funding partner in programming.